facial vs topical

facial

adj
  • Concerned with or used in improving the appearance of the face. 

  • (of a law or regulation validity) On its face; as it appears (as opposed to, as it is applied). 

  • Of or affecting the face. 

noun
  • (in some contact sports) A foul play which involves one player hitting another in the face. 

  • A kind of early silent film focusing on the facial expressions of the actor. 

  • A personal care beauty treatment which involves cleansing and moisturizing of the human face. 

  • A sex act of male ejaculation onto another person's face. 

topical

adj
  • Applied externally (to the surface of the skin or eye). 

  • Arranged according to topic or theme; thematic. 

  • Applied to a localized part of the body. 

  • Local to a particular place 

  • Relating to a particular topic or subject. 

  • Relating to a topic or subject of current interest. 

noun
  • A joke dealing with current events or topical subjects. 

  • A postage stamp depicting a particular theme or subject (such as birds or trains), potentially sought out by topical stamp collectors. 

  • A substance, especially a medication, applied externally (to the surface of the skin or eye). 

  • A topical anaesthetic. 

How often have the words facial and topical occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )